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The American Museum of Natural History in NYC is an iconic museum that explores the wonders of the world we live in. While not an “art” museum, it focuses on the sciences and the world around us, including animals, plants, insects, geodes, minerals, dinosaurs, and so much more.Before you go, listen to this episode covering some of the most famous exhibitions, tour options, ticket prices, and must-know tips for your visit to New York's Museum of Natural History.Quick Links:Buy your ticket in advance to beat the linesAccess the Museum of Natural History + Empire State & 3 other activities for 41% offView the free Highlights Online Guide for the museumFounded in 1869, the museum has been on a mission to facilitate discovery and share knowledge about humanity, the world around us, and the universe as a whole. It's quite an undertaking, but one they excel at!The Museum of Natural History is nestled into the heart of the Upper West Side of Manhattan.It starts on Central Park West and spans 77th to 81st streets, filling the entirety of those blocks between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.The museum is right near Central Park, making it the perfect complement to park explorations.What are the Popular Things to See at the Natural History Museum?Here are some that are included in the ‘Highlights' tour offered by the Museum of Natural History:Most of floor 4, including the Megalodon, Mammoth, Triceratops, and Tyrannosaurus RexA Hardosaur footprint made by a dinosaur over 72 million years ago (floor 3)Komodo dragon (floor 3)Moai Statue (floor 3)African elephants (floor 2)Gorilla (floor 2)Barosaurus and Allosaurus (floor 2)King penguin (floor 2)Climate wall, highlighting our changing climate and its effects (floor 1)Blue whale (floor 1)Giant Sequoia (floor 1)Lucy, a cast of the 3.18-million-year-old fossil of one of the first upright ancestors of humans (floor 1)Giant geodes (floor 1)Star of India, the largest-known gem-quality star sapphire at over 563 carats and about 2 billion years old (floor 1)Our personal favorites are the Hall of Gems and Minerals and the Insectarium.How Much are Museum of Natural History Tickets?The museum offers ticket options for adults, children, students, and seniors. Here are the costs for tickets to the American Museum of Natural History in NYC:Adults – $30Children (age 3-12) – $18Students (with valid ID) – $24Senior (ages 60+) – $24This price is quite standard for New York City museums, and you can easily spend 3-4 hours at the AMNH. I recommend buying tickets in advance to avoid long lines at the museum.If you plan to visit the American Museum of Natural History during your trip and also want to go to an observation deck like the Empire State Building, the CityPass will likely save you money. The pass gives you access to:American Museum of Natural HistoryEmpire State Building Observatory with AM/PM accessPlus, any 3 from the following list:As long as you use your admission within 9 days, you can get a LOT of value from this pass. On average, it saves you about 40% compared to buying 5 attractions individually. Get the New York CityPass here.Does AMNH Offer Tours?Tours are only through the official American Museum of Natural History. No 3rd-party tours are allowed inside the museum. Anyone who claims otherwise is trying to scam you.Luckily, the museum offers many tours. We recommend checking their website to verify there will be a tour on the day you plan to attend. Tara Mor - You'll Have to Check It OutPhenomenal Irish bar near MSG with amazing food. Check it out here.Want even more NYC insights? Sign up for our 100% free newsletter to access:Dozens of Google Maps lists arranged by cuisine and location50+ page NYC Navigation Guide covering getting to & from airports, taking the subway & moreWeekly insights on top spots, upcoming events, and must-know NYC tipsGet started here: ⁠https://rebrand.ly/nyc-navigation-guide

Google's new anonymous reviews are changing how your clinic shows up in Google Search and Google Maps. In this episode, I break down what the new anonymous review feature actually is, how it affects your reputation, and the simple steps you can take to manage it without losing your mind. We cover when to flag a review, how to respond without breaking privacy rules, and I share copy-and-paste reply templates you can customize for your own clinic so you are never stuck wondering what to say again. 

Curtiu este conteúdo? Queremos te conhecer!Venha fazer parte desta família! .Rua Tupi, N°115 - Retiro, Volta Redonda - RJ. (Próximo à passarela da CSN na Beira-Rio). Encontros aos Domingos, às 10h!.Link do Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yEwwqS4XVZwpT7vu5.Se você entende que o que estamos fazendo é importante de alguma forma para você ou para outras pessoas, por favor, contribua!O nosso pix é pelo e-mail eusou@capela.churchSeja Grato! Seja Generoso!.Nosso website: https://capela.church/.Nos siga nas redes sociais:https://www.youtube.com/@CapelaChurchhttps://www.instagram.com/capelachurchhttps://www.facebook.com/capelachurch.

Welcome back to the podcast! We're in week number five of our series on David!--The PursueGOD Truth podcast is the “easy button” for making disciples – whether you're looking for resources to lead a family devotional, a small group at church, or a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Join us for new episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Find resources to talk about these episodes at pursueGOD.org.Help others go "full circle" as a follower of Jesus through our 12-week Pursuit series.Click here to learn more about how to use these resources at home, with a small group, or in a one-on-one discipleship relationship.Got questions or want to leave a note? Email us at podcast@pursueGOD.org.Donate Now --Big Idea:God's route to His promises is rarely efficient—it's fruitful. When Ziklag burns and hope falters, don't quit. Strengthen yourself in the Lord, inquire of the Lord, and obey the Lord—and you'll find the promise is closer than you think.ARTICLE When life feels slow, confusing, or painfully inefficient, many of us wish God acted more like a navigation app. Apps like Waze or Google Maps always chase the fastest route from Point A to Point B. But God doesn't choose the fastest route; He chooses the forming route. That truth sits at the center of David's story in 1 Samuel 27–30. After twenty years of running from Saul, David was exhausted. Scripture says “David kept thinking to himself…” (1 Samuel 27:1 NLT). His inner narrative was slipping, and discouragement was shaping his choices.We've all been there—moments where shortcuts look tempting, where God's promise looks distant, and where the path feels like a zigzag instead of a straight line. But David's journey shows us how to stay faithful when you're one step away from giving up.Settling for ZiklagDiscouragement often begins with unsubmitted self-talk. David “thought to himself” that Saul was going to kill him and concluded that escaping to the Philistines was his best option (1 Samuel 27:1–2 NLT). Without God's voice grounding his heart, David drifted into enemy territory.That's how he ended up in Ziklag.Ziklag—likely meaning “zigzagging”—was a Philistine town that became David's base for about sixteen months (1 Samuel 27:6–7 NLT). For a man who had been running for years, Ziklag felt like success. He finally had stability, safety, and a loyal army. It looked like arrival.But Ziklag wasn't the promise. It was provision—but not inheritance. God had spoken something bigger over David's life: a kingdom, a throne, and divine leadership over Israel. Ziklag was comfortable, but comfort can quietly become compromise. Sometimes the most dangerous place isn't the valley—it's the almost.Don't confuse the interim with the inheritance. Don't let a tired heart write your theology. God's promises may take time, but delay is not denial.When Ziklag BurnsThen came the breaking point. While David and his men were away, the Amalekites raided and burned Ziklag to the ground, kidnapping every woman and child (

Juan Cifuentes from MenuLink joins the Late Night Restaurant Show to discuss how his Toronto-based startup is helping restaurants reclaim revenue by slashing pickup order fees from 15-30% down to just 1%. In this episode, Juan shares MenuLink's mission to give restaurants ownership over their revenue, explains the simple 5-minute signup process. We dive into practical tips for restaurants using third-party platforms from proper packaging choices to surprise-and-delight marketing tactics inside delivery bags. Juan also shares his unconventional journey from philosophy student to telecom manager to restaurant tech disruptor, and why now is the time for the industry to have more options beyond the big platforms.Plus: Dom gets AI-transformed into a woman wearing slippers, Jay pitches marketing ideas, and the team reminds everyone about Next Food Expo coming to Calgary September 13-14.Key Topics:How MenuLink reduces pickup fees to 1% (and delivery to 2% coming soon)Self-enrollment process for restaurants across Canada and the USMarketing strategies for delivery orders (packaging, in-bag promotions, handwritten notes)The importance of Google Maps optimization for restaurantsVisit menulink.ca to learn more or email juan@menulink.ca

Juan Cifuentes from MenuLink joins the Late Night Restaurant Show to discuss how his Toronto-based startup is helping restaurants reclaim revenue by slashing pickup order fees from 15-30% down to just 1%. In this episode, Juan shares MenuLink's mission to give restaurants ownership over their revenue, explains the simple 5-minute signup process. We dive into practical tips for restaurants using third-party platforms from proper packaging choices to surprise-and-delight marketing tactics inside delivery bags. Juan also shares his unconventional journey from philosophy student to telecom manager to restaurant tech disruptor, and why now is the time for the industry to have more options beyond the big platforms.Plus: Dom gets AI-transformed into a woman wearing slippers, Jay pitches marketing ideas, and the team reminds everyone about Next Food Expo coming to Calgary September 13-14.Key Topics:How MenuLink reduces pickup fees to 1% (and delivery to 2% coming soon)Self-enrollment process for restaurants across Canada and the USMarketing strategies for delivery orders (packaging, in-bag promotions, handwritten notes)The importance of Google Maps optimization for restaurantsVisit menulink.ca to learn more or email juan@menulink.ca

Ich erkläre praxisnah, wie Sie eine Klage vor dem Arbeitsgericht eigenständig einreichen und die erste Instanz sicher meistern – ohne Anwaltszwang. Sie erfahren, was in den ersten drei Wochen nach einer Kündigung zählt, wie Güte- und Kammertermin ablaufen und welche Kosten realistisch sind, inklusive Prozesskostenhilfe und elektronischer Einreichung (eBO). Klare Tipps zu Antrag, Beweisen und typischen Fehlern sorgen für Orientierung.ähnliche Podcastfolgen:1. ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wie man sich nicht vor dem Arbeitsgericht verhalten sollte!Artikel:1. ⁠Wie lange muss man beim Arbeitsgericht auf einen Termin warten?⁠2. ⁠Arbeitsgericht Berlin⁠3. ⁠Kosten des Gütetermin vor dem Arbeitsgericht Berlin⁠4. ⁠Muss man beim Arbeitsgericht Berlin zum Gütetermin persönlich erscheinen?⁠5. ⁠Kündigungsschutzklage und gescheiteter GüteterminHomepage:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rechtsanwalt Andreas Martin - Arbeitsrecht in Marzahn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anwalt Arbeitsrecht in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg / Pankow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

FAQs aren't just convenient information for patients—they're a powerful SEO strategy that can boost your clinic's search rankings while making your website more useful and reducing phone calls.When strategically implemented, they can help you rank for natural question-based searches, appear in rich results, and build trust with potential patients.Episode webpage: How to Leverage FAQs to Improve Your Website's SEO and User Experience -- https://propelyourcompany.com/faq-seo/Send in your questions. ❤ We'd love to hear from you!NEW Webinar: How to dominate Google Search, Google Maps, AI-driven search results, and get more new patients.>> Save your spot

Curtiu este conteúdo? Queremos te conhecer!Venha fazer parte desta família! .Rua Tupi, N°115 - Retiro, Volta Redonda - RJ. (Próximo à passarela da CSN na Beira-Rio). Encontros aos Domingos, às 10h!.Link do Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yEwwqS4XVZwpT7vu5.Se você entende que o que estamos fazendo é importante de alguma forma para você ou para outras pessoas, por favor, contribua!O nosso Pix é pelo e-mail eusou@capela.churchSeja Grato! Seja Generoso!.Nosso website: https://capela.church/.Nos siga nas redes sociais:https://www.youtube.com/@CapelaChurchhttps://www.instagram.com/capelachurchhttps://www.facebook.com/capelachurch.

The conversation centers on how niching down transformed both a law firm and a marketing agency into a highly scalable, efficient business. Anthony Karls, president of Rocket Clicks, explains that instead of serving “everyone,” they chose a very specific market: family law firms. That extreme focus gave them major advantages—clearer messaging, streamlined operations, easier hiring, and stronger culture. Rather than being a generalist agency working with all kinds of businesses, Rocket Clicks focuses almost entirely on helping family law practices grow.Anthony shares the origin story: their law firm originally launched as a general practice and grew quickly, but the results were mediocre. Customer service scores were average, the team didn't feel proud of the impact they were making, and the business felt scattered. Surprisingly, even in that transition year, revenue stayed at around $1.3M. After that, the power of the niche kicked in: the firm grew to roughly $3M, then $6M, then $9M in subsequent years, simply by getting very good at one thing and repeating the same playbook in more territories.From a marketing standpoint, Anthony emphasizes starting with organic traffic rather than jumping straight into paid ads. For a typical $2M family law firm living off referrals, he would first focus on local search: making sure the firm shows up in Google Maps and top organic listings. That starts with getting listed correctly in key data aggregators and building consistent NAP citations across the web.Once the organic foundation is solid and the intake team knows how to handle non-referral leads, then it makes sense to layer on paid ads.When it comes to paid advertising, Anthony says the real power comes from data feedback. Most firms only track phone calls and web form submissions, which produces a lot of junk leads and wasted spend. Rocket Clicks instead tracks leads all the way through the funnel to the “quote” or similar high-value stage, then sends that conversion data back to Google and Meta. That allows the ad platforms' AI to optimize toward the right kind of client, not just anyone who fills out a form. Finally, Anthony highlights two big underused levers: artificial intelligence and website performance. On the law firm side, they use AI agents to handle unanswered calls, collect intake details, and assist attorneys with inbox management. Fixing speed and mobile usability alone can significantly boost leads. Overall, the message is clear: niche down, build systems, respect your data, and treat your website and marketing as strategic assets if you want to grow from “just a job” into a scalable, valuable business.Takeaways• Niching down allows for more efficient messaging and operations.• Specialization can lead to significant business growth.• Investing in marketing is crucial for scaling a business.• Organic traffic should be prioritized before paid advertising.• Data infrastructure is essential for effective ad campaigns.• Social media content should be part of a comprehensive marketing strategy.• Website speed is a critical factor in lead generation.• Systems and processes create passive revenue opportunities.• Continuous learning and adaptation are key to business success.Sound Bites• Niching down gives you a bunch of advantages.• Systems equal passive revenue.• AI has changed the way we think about SEO.Listen & Subscribe for More:

Today, we covered stories including a viral video showing Thai men risking their lives on wires during severe flooding in Hat Yai, an Instagram ‘Hi‑So' conman accused of raping at least four women in Bangkok, a Google Maps location that led police to an online gambling network suspect, a livestream that sparked a fight between South Korean and Chinese men in Pattaya, and, later, the arrest of six Vietnamese nationals at an illegal and unhygienic ice cream factory.

Abonneer je op ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠onze Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ en ontvang een samenvatting van de aflevering, de shownotes en links naar de bronnen. (01:14) ⁠Google conversational shopping features (02:37) ⁠⁠⁠⁠ChatGPT integreert productresearch direct in de chat⁠(05:52) Google toont steeds vaker advertenties binnen AI-modusresultaten(06:44) Adobe koopt Semrush voor 1,9 miljard dollar(08:51) Google lanceert Gemini 3 en agents-platform Antigravity(12:55) From the past: Google stelt engineer die claimt dat LaMDA zelfbewust is geworden op non-actief(15:35) NanoBanana Pro: de tweede grote stap in AI-beeldgeneratie in 4 maanden tijd (18:19) Google Maps krijgt Gemini-ondersteuning: wat Siri nooit kon, kan Google nu wél(20:50) Google Shopping ads lopen door op uitverkochte producten tijdens Black Friday(23:43) OutroShownotes: https://www.adwise.nl/podcast/Hosts: Jeroen Roozendaal en Daan LoohuisVolg Adwise ook via:

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Struggling to market your clinic without feeling pushy or salesy? This episode is for you.We dive deep into practical, authentic marketing strategies that actually work for anyone who wants a full schedule without compromising their values.You'll learn:Why most clinicians are incapable of creating truly “salesy” marketing (and how to stop worrying about it)The simplest way to use AI so your content sounds like YOU, not a robotWhy email marketing is the quiet powerhouse most clinics are sleeping on (and how to reuse your best emails guilt-free)How to repurpose one piece of content across blog, email, and social without living on the hamster wheelThe batching and repurposing tricks that save sanityReal-world social media strategies (including local Facebook groups) that turn followers into patientsThe one mindset shift that makes marketing feel like service instead of sellingPerfect for introverts, tech-shy practitioners, or anyone who's ever thought, “I just don't want to be that person.” Spoiler: you don't have to be.If you want to get visible, build trust, and fill your books while staying 100% yourself—this episode will give you the exact roadmap.Episode webpage, show notes, and blog post: https://propelyourcompany.com/market-your-clinic-without-feeling-salesy/Send in your questions. ❤ We'd love to hear from you!NEW Webinar: How to dominate Google Search, Google Maps, AI-driven search results, and get more new patients.>> Save your spot

Hello Interactors,I'm back! After a bit of a hiatus traveling Southern Europe, where my wife had meetings in Northern Italy and I gave a talk in Lisbon. We visited a couple spots in Spain in between. Now it's time to dive back into our exploration of economic geography. My time navigating those historic cities — while grappling with the apps on my phone — turned out to be the perfect, if slightly frustrating, introduction to the subject of the conference, Digital Geography.The presentation I prepared for the Lisbon conference, and which I hint at here, traces how the technical optimism of early desktop software evolved into the all-encompassing power of Platform Capital. We explore how digital systems like Airbnb and Google Maps have become more than just convenient tools. They are the primary architects of urban value. They don't just reflect economic patterns. They mandate them. They reorganize rent extraction by dictating interactions with commerce and concentrating control. This is the new financialized city, and the uncomfortable question we must face is this: Are we leveraging these tools toward a new beneficial height, or are the tools exploiting us in ways that transcends oversight?CARTOGRAPHY'S COMPUTATIONAL CONVERGENCEI was sweating five minutes in when I realized we were headed to the wrong place. We picked up the pace, up steep grades, glissading down narrow sidewalks avoiding trolley cars and private cars inching pinched hairpins with seven point turns. I was looking at my phone with one eye and the cobbled streets with the other.Apple Maps had led us astray. But there we were, my wife and I, having emerged from the metro stop at Lisbon's shoreline with a massive cruise ship looming over us like a misplaced high-rise. We needed to be somewhere up those notorious steep streets behind us in 10 minutes. So up we went, winding through narrow streets and passages. Lisbon is hilly. We past the clusters of tourists rolling luggage, around locals lugging groceries.I had come to present at the 4th Digital Geographies Conference, and the organizers had scheduled a walking tour of Lisbon. Yet here I was, performing the very platform-mediated tourism that the attendees came to interrogate. My own phone was likely using the same mapping API I used to book my AirBnB. These platforms were actively reshaping the Lisbon around us. The irony wasn't lost on me. We had gathered to critically examine digital geography while simultaneously embodying its contradictions.That became even more apparent as we gathered for our walking tour. We met in a square these platform algorithms don't push. It's not “liked”, “starred”, nor “Instagrammed.” But it was populated nonetheless…with locals not tourists. Mostly immigrants. The virtual was met with reality.What exactly were we examining as we stood there, phones in hand, embodying the very contradictions we'd gathered to critique?Three decades ago, as an undergraduate at UC Santa Barbara, I would have understood this moment differently. The UCSB geography department was riding the crest of the GIS revolution then. Apple and Google Maps didn't exist, and we spent our days digitizing boundaries from paper maps, overlaying data layers, building spatial databases that would make geographic information searchable, analyzable, computable. We were told we were democratizing cartography, making it a technical craft anyone could master with the right tools.But the questions that haunt me now — who decides what gets mapped? whose reality does the map represent? what work does the map do in the world? — remained largely unasked in those heady days of digital optimism.Digital geography, or ‘computer cartography' as we understood it then, was about bringing computational precision to spatial problems. We were building tools that would move maps from the drafting tables of trained cartographers to the screens of any researcher with data to visualize. Marveling at what technology might do for us has a way of stunting the urge to question what it might be doing to us.The field of digital geography has since undergone a transformation. It's one that mirrors my own trajectory from building tools and platforms at Microsoft to interrogating their societal effects. Today's digital geography emerges from the collision of two geography traditions: the quantitative, GIS-focused approach I learned at UCSB, and critical human geography's interrogation of power, representation, and spatial justice. This convergence became necessary as digital technologies escaped the desktop and embedded themselves in everyday urban life. We no longer simply make digital maps of cities and countrysides. Digital platforms are actively remaking cities themselves…and those who live in them.Contemporary digital geography, as examined at this conference, looks at how computational systems reorganize spatial relations, urban governance, and the production of place itself. When Airbnb's algorithm determines neighborhood property values, when Google Maps' routing creates and destroys retail corridors, when Uber's surge pricing redraws the geography of urban mobility — these platforms don't describe cities so much as actively reconstruct them. The representation has become more influential or ‘real' than the reality itself. This is much like the hyperreality famously described by the French cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard — a condition where the simulation or sign (like app interfaces) replaces and precedes reality. In this way, the digital map (visually and virtually) has overtaken the actual territory in importance and impact, actively shaping how we perceive and interact with the real world.As digital platforms become embedded in everyday life, we are increasingly living in a simulation. The more digital services infiltrate and reconstitute urban systems the more they evade traditional governance. Algorithmic mediation through code written to influence the rhythm of daily life and human behavior increasingly determines who we interact with and which spaces we see, access, and value. Some describe this as a form of data colonialism — extending the logic of resource extraction into everyday movements and behaviors. This turns citizens into data subjects. Our patterns feed predictive models that further shape people, place…and profits. These aren't simple pipes piped in, or one-way street lights, but dynamic architectures that reorganize society's rights.LISBON LURED, LOST, AND LIVEDThe scholars gathered in Lisbon trace precisely how digital platforms restructure housing markets, remake retail ecologies, and reformulate the rights of humans and non-humans. Their work, from analyzing platform control over cattle herds in Brazil to tracking urban displacement, exemplifies the conference's focus: making visible the often-obscured mechanisms through which platforms reshape space.Two attendees I met included Jelke Bosma (University of Amsterdam), who researches Airbnb's transformation of housing into asset classes, and Pedro Guimarães (University of Lisbon), who documents how platform-mediated tourism hollows out local retail. At the end of the tour, when a group of us were looking to chat over drinks, Pedro remarked, “If you want a recommendation for an authentic Lisbon bar experience, it no longer exists!”Yet, even as I navigated Lisbon using the very interfaces these scholars' critique, I was reminded of this central truth: we study these systems from within them. There is no outside position from which to observe platform urbanism. We are all, to varying degrees, complicit subjects. This reflection has become central to digital geography's method. It's impossible to claim critical distance from systems that mediate our own spatial practices. So, instead, a kind of intrinsic critique is developed by understanding platform effects through our own entanglements.Lisbon has become an inadvertent laboratory for this critique. Jelke Bosma's analysis of AirBnB reveals how the platform has facilitated a shift from informal “home sharing” to professionalized asset management, where multi-property hosts control an increasing share of urban housing stock. His research shows “professionally managed apartments do not only generate the largest individual revenues, they also account for a disproportionate segment of the total revenues accumulated on the platform”. This professionalization is driven by AirBnB's business model and its investment in platform supporting “asset-based professionalization,” which primarily benefits multi-listing commercial hosts. He further explains that AirBnB's algorithm “rewards properties with high availability rates,” creating what he calls “evolutionary pressures” on hosts to maximize their listings' availability. This incentivizes them to become full-time tourist accommodations, reducing the competitiveness of long-term residential renting.The complexity of this ecosystem was also apparent during our Barcelona stop. What I booked as an “Airbnb” was a Sweett property — a competitor platform that operates through AirBnb's APIs. This apartment featured Bluetooth-enabled locks and smart home controls inserted into an 1800s building. Sweett's model demonstrates how platform infrastructure not only becomes an industry standard but is leveraged and replicated by competitors in a kind of coopetition based on the pricing algorithms AirBnB normalized.In Lisbon, my rental sat in a building where every door was marked with AL (Alojamento Local), the legal framework for short-term rentals. No permanent residents remained; the architecture itself had been reshaped to platform specifications: fire escape signage next to framed photos, fire extinguishers mounted to the wall, and minimized common spaces upon entry. It's more like a hotel disaggregated into independent units.Pedro Guimarães's work provides the commercial counterpart to Jelke's residential analysis, focusing on how platforms reshape urban consumption. His longitudinal study demonstrates that the “advent of mass tourism” has triggered a fundamental “adjustment in the commercial fabric” of Lisbon's city center.This platform-mediated transformation involves a significant shift from services catering to locals to spaces optimized for leisure and consumption. Pedro's data confirms a clear decline and “absence of Food retail” and convenience shops. These essential services are replaced by a “new commercial landscape” dominated by HORECA (hotels, restaurants, and cafes), which consolidates the area's function as a tourist destination.(3)Crucially, the new businesses achieve algorithmic visibility by manufacturing “authenticity”. They leverage local culture and history, sometimes even appropriating the decor of previous, traditional establishments, as part of “routine business practices as a way of maximizing profit”. The result is the “broader construction of a new commercial ambiance” where local food and goods are standardized and adapted to meet international tourist expectations.(3)My own searches validated these findings. Searching for restaurants on Google Maps throughout Southern Europe produced a bubble of highly-rated establishments near tourist sites, many featuring nearly identical, tourist-friendly menus. The platforms had learned and enforced preferences, creating a Lisbon curated only for visitors. Furthermore, data exhaust from tourist movements becomes a resource for further optimization. Google's Popular Times feature creates feedback loops where visibility generates visits, which reinforce visibility. The city becomes legible to itself through platform data, then reshapes itself to optimize what platforms measure.The Lisbon government, while complicit, also shows resistance. Both scholars highlighted municipal attempts to regulate platform effects, including issuing licensing requirements for AirBnB, zoning restrictions, and promoting local commerce apps that compete with global platforms (e.g., Cabify vs. Uber). These interventions reveal platform urbanism can be contested. However, as Jelke noted, platforms evolve faster than regulation, finding workarounds that maintain extraction while performing compliance.All through the trip, I felt my own quiet sense of complicity. Every ride we called, every Google search we ran, every Trainline ticket I purchased, fueled the very datasets everyone was dissecting. It's an uneasy position for a critical digital geographer — studying problematic systems we help sustain. We are forced to understand these infrastructures by seeing. Can that inside view start seeking a new urban being?CODE CRACKED CITIES. GOVERNANCE GONEMy conference presentation leveraged my insider vantage from three decades at Microsoft. I traced how these digital infrastructures have sunk into everyday life by reshaping labor, space, and governance. From early desktop software I helped to build to today's platform urbanism, I showed how productivity tools became cloud platforms that now coordinate work, logistics, and mobility across cities.My framing used a notion of embeddedness through the lens of three key figures in the literature: Karl Polanyi, a political economist who argued that markets are always “embedded” in social and political institutions rather than operating on their own; Mark Granovetter, a sociologist who showed that economic action is structured by concrete social networks and relationships; and Joseph Schumpeter, an economist who described capitalism as driven by “creative destruction,” the continual remaking of industries through innovation and destruction. Platforms help mediate mobility, labor, commerce, and governance, even as they position themselves at arm's length from the regulatory and civic structures that historically governed urban infrastructures.This evolution is paradoxical. As platforms weave themselves into the operational fabric of urban life, they also recast the division of responsibilities between state, market, and infrastructure provider. Their ability to sit slightly outside traditional regimes of oversight allows them to appear as ready-made “fixes” for governments and consumers at multiple scales. Yet each fix comes with systemic costs, deepening dependencies on opaque, tightly coupled infrastructures and amplifying the vulnerabilities of urban systems when those infrastructures fail.This progression reveals distinct phases of infrastructural transformation. It began in the Desktop Era (1980s-1990s) when I started at Microsoft and software was fixed to devices, localizing information work on individual desktops. Updates arrived episodically on physical media like floppy disks — users controlled when to install them. The shift to local area networks gave IT departments a hand in that control. Soon the Internet was commercialized which fundamentally altered not just how software circulated but how it was installed and updated. How it was governed. What once required user consent — inserting a disk, clicking “install” — became silent, automatic, and infrastructural. Today's cloud services and IoT extend this transformation, embedding computational governance into vehicles, supply chains, and bodies themselves.This progression reveals distinct phases of infrastructural transformation. The Desktop Era (1980s-1990s) embedded information work in individual devices — the fix was productivity, the limit was scalability. The Network Era (1990s-2000s) transformed software into continuous services — the fix promised seamless coordination, the exposure was infrastructural dependency. The Platform Era (2000s-2010s) decoupled software from devices entirely through APIs and cloud computing — the fix was coordination at scale, the cost was asymmetric control. The current IoT and Surveillance Era embeds platform logic in everyday urban environments — the fix is pervasive coordination. This creates a total dependency on opaque infrastructures provided primarily by three companies: Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. This chokepoint is what contributes to global vulnerability and cascading failures.Recent large-scale cloud incidents, such as the latest AWS outage in Virginia in October — a week before the conference — make this evident. When a single region fails, payment systems, logistics platforms, and mobility services stall simultaneously. This pattern echoes an earlier cloud-network outage in 2021, in the same Virginia region, that effectively took much of Lisbon offline for hours, disrupting everything from transit information to local commerce. In both cases, what looks like flexible, placeless digital infrastructure turns out to be highly geographically concentrated and deeply embedded in local urban systems.And yet, in nearly every case, these platforms really do operate as fixes at many different geographical scales. For capital, they open new rent-extraction terrains. For workers, they provide precarious income patches through part-time gig work. For users, they deliver connectivity and convenience. But a paradox emerges. Those same apps include affective hooks: user interfaces offering intermittent rewards — dopamine hits stemming from posts, likes, and ratings — embedded within endless, ad-riddled feeds. For cities, they promise smooth, efficient solutions to chronic problems. Yet as my presentation argued, these fixes are mutually reinforcing, binding participants into infrastructures of dependency that appear empowering while deepening exposure to systemic risk.The paradox is clearest in places like the Sweett apartment in Barcelona. For users, it's frictionless: Bluetooth locks, smart controls, and seamless check-in. For Sweett it's all running on AirBnB's own APIs even as they compete with AirBnB. For locals, the same infrastructure can help homeowners supplement income by renting a room, but it mostly converts affordable real estate into a short-term rental market. This drives up values, rents, and displacement. Platform standards like this spread until they feel inevitable. The logic embeds so deeply in the housing system that not optimizing for transient guests starts to seem irrational. Eventually, alternative futures for the neighborhood become hard to imagine and politically unviable.What distinguishes digital platforms from earlier infrastructural transformations is their selective embeddedness. At the micro scale, interfaces shape conduct through programmable boundaries. At the meso scale, standards lock institutions into ecosystems. At the macro scale, chokepoints concentrate control in firms whose decisions cascade globally. Across all scales, platforms govern without being governed. They embed coordination while evading accountability.The conference made clear that digital geography has fully evolved from my days studying ‘computer cartography' in the 80s. It's scaled to meet a world organized by the infrastructures I went on to help build. We are no longer observing digital representations of space. We're mapping out the origins of a new way of thinking about space using algorithms. My tenure at Microsoft, spent building tools that would transform into embedded, governing platforms, was a preview of the world we now inhabit. This is a world where continuous deployment has become continuous urban reorganization. The silence of the automatic software update metastasized into the silent, pervasive governance of the city itself.Lisbon, then, is not merely a case study but a dramatic staging of hyperreality. The Alojamento Local (AL) sign outside our Lisbon apartment door is not a description of a short-term rental; it is a code enforced reality optimized for a tourist's online profile. The digital map, our simplified version of reality, has not just overtaken the actual territory; it now precedes it, dictating its function and challenging its original meaning.This convergence leaves the critical digital geographer in an inherently unstable ethical position. Studying problematic systems while structurally forced to sustain them requires critiquing the data exhaust our own movements and decisions generate.This deep understanding of digital platforms effects, gained from the trenches, is an asset. How else would this complex entanglement get revealed? It begs to move beyond just observing platform effects to articulating a collective response to this fundamental question: How do we encode accountability back into these infrastructures and rebuild a foundation for civic life that is not merely an optimization of its own surveillance? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit interplace.io

Hey, it's one of your favorite beer podcasts, The Perfect Pour. This week we have some stuff leading into Thanksgiving, things like: A new YouTube channel for Rad Stacey...Beer Reader? Doubles and Triples on the floor! A Google Maps tangent. Book reading tangent. Is THC in drinks OVER?! Rogue Brewing has closed, and we give our condolences. Do you have the game on? It's our Pourversary! Stew with a Stout. Citra Brown Ale? And more! Downloadable: PerfectPour638.mp3 (Warning: cussing happens) HOSTED BY: Nick, Rad Stacey, Mikey MUSIC BY: Sunburns and Paul From Fairfax. BEER AND SHOW-RELATED LINKS: SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A GOLDEN GOD! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts. You can also find us on Spotify and most podcast players. Perfect Pour's YouTube Channel. VOICEMAIL/TEXT LINE: 559-492-0542 Drop Us a Line: Email Perfect Pour. Join our free Lager Line Discord channel! Send Postcards or Samples to us: The Perfect Pour – co Mike Seay 2037 W. Bullard Ave #153 Fresno, CA 93711 Mikey's newsletter: Drinking & Thinking. Check this!: Mikey's Dorky Amazon Storefront.

Send us a textIn this episode of the Near Memo, Mike Blumenthal and Greg Sterling unpack Google's dramatic shift toward an AI-first search ecosystem — including the rollout of Know Before you Go in Maps, ads in the new AI Mode in Search & Maps, and the introduction oof Gemini 3 what that means for personalization and marketers.We explore:• Google Maps' new AI-powered interfaces — including Know Before You Go and the prominent “Ask” module that pulls data from reviews, websites, and third-party sources. We discuss how Google is reshaping the local experience by elevating AI-generated insights above traditional organic content.• Google's new reviewer aliases and their implications — from anonymity and fraud concerns to how aliases complicate trust, moderation, business intelligence, and the already-confusing review ecosystem.• Ads quietly invading AI Mode — what early experiments show about ad placement, user behavior, declining click-through rates, and Google's likely future ad units as the AI interface becomes the top of the SERP.• Google's monopoly strategy in the AI race — including how Google is leveraging its scale, distribution, defaults, and product integrations to push Gemini over ChatGPT, claw back market share, and extend its dominance into AI search experiences despite weak antitrust remedies.Plus: The Near Media newsletter is going free.Subscribe to our newsletters and other content at https://www.nearmedia.co/subscribe/

In this short Black Friday episode, you will learn how to save on SEO that helps turn more online searches into booked appointments.Get 30% off our popular offers: Ready. Set. Rank! Complete SEO Toolkit for Clinics >> https://propelyourcompany.com/ready-set-rank-clinic-seo-toolkit/Google Business Profile Audit >> https://propelyourcompany.com/google-business-profile-audit/Book a concierge Zoom call if you have questions >> https://calendly.com/propelyourcompany/discovery-callDetails about the 2025 Black Friday promos >> https://propelyourcompany.com/black-friday-2025/  Use promo code BF2025 at checkout to claim the offer. Black Friday promo valid until 11:59 p.m. (ET) Monday, December 1, 2025. The promo cannot be included with additional promos.Send in your questions. ❤ We'd love to hear from you!NEW Webinar: How to dominate Google Search, Google Maps, AI-driven search results, and get more new patients.>> Save your spot

-Spotify has unveiled an upcoming interactive feature called SongDNA designed to show you the samples, collaborators and covers included in a given track, the company announced. As part of that update, Spotify also revealed that it has acquired WhoSampled, the company behind the SongDNA technology. -Google is rolling out an update to Maps that brings some new tools to the table, including the ability to check on EV charger availability. The app already showed the location of EV chargers, but not if they were available or not. In other words, it was entirely possible to roll up to a charging station only to find a line of EVs waiting for juice. -European policymakers have proposed sweeping changes to the way the EU regulates the tech industry. In just the last few months, the likes of Meta and Google have questioned strict EU policies relating to privacy and AI expansion, but if the European Commission's new package of proposals are passed, a number of big tech roadblocks will be removed. Or at least lifted up a bit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Defibrillators when used are often lifesaving. With many registered defibrillators provided in towns and villages, they are a great resource.While registered, however, it can often be hard to locate. By adding these to Google Maps, residents and visitors will be able to find the nearest defibrillators in the event of an emergency…Do you think Google should make defibrillators available on Google Maps? And if so, how do we use them when needed?Joining guest host Anna Daly to discuss is Patrick Higgins, who called on the HSE and Google to work together, David Hall, CEO of Lifeline Ambulance and listeners.

Neal Stephenson—legendary sci-fi author who coined "metaverse" in his 1992 novel Snow Crash—and Rebecca Barkin, co-founder of Lamina1, return to the AI XR Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about building a decentralized creator economy, launching their dystopian AI world-building project Artifact, and why blockchain might finally free creators from Big Tech's chokehold. Joined by Charlie, Ted, and Rony, the discussion spans Neal's lost Magic Leap project, the resurrection of the open metaverse dream, and how decentralized platforms could flip Hollywood's power structure on its head.Rebecca details Lamina1's journey from blockchain currency for the open metaverse to Spaces, a multimedia creator platform built on Ethereum that allows IP owners to retain control, set royalties, and build direct relationships with fans. Think YouTube meets Discord, but on decentralized rails. The goal isn't socialism—it's a creative meritocracy where artists get equity in platforms they help build, instead of just one-time payouts while Netflix captures all the value.Neal unpacks Artifact, Lamina1's first creative test case: a post-Singularity world where 12 competing mega-AIs fight over energy, copper, water, and GPUs while humans live in the interstices. Co-created with Weta Workshop using AI tools like World Labs' marble splats, the project invites fans to co-create lore, not just consume it. It's a living experiment in collaborative IP development—and proof that small teams with AI amplifiers can build Grand Theft Auto-scale worlds.Guest HighlightsNeal Stephenson coined "metaverse" in Snow Crash; former Magic Leap creative lead with lost IP still trapped at the company.Rebecca Barkin pivoted Lamina1 from metaverse currency to Spaces: a decentralized platform for multimedia creators retaining IP rights and earning equity.Artifact launches as Lamina1's test case—collaborative world-building in a dystopian post-AI Singularity where fans shape the narrative.Built on Ethereum with Consensus Network backing; uses blockchain to solve micro-transaction volatility and give creators sustainable economics.Signed Bob's Burgers team (Ghosted Media) and other Hollywood refugees seeking autonomy from studio gatekeepers.News HighlightsValve launches PC cube + wireless Index headset—sub-$1000 system to compete with Xbox/PlayStation and revive PCVR market, but will enthusiasts bite?Meta adds real-time computer vision to AI glasses—Ray-Ban smart glasses gain live AI interpretation, pushing toward inflection point for wearables.Google Maps integrates Gemini AI—natural language directions and real-world context awareness transform navigation into conversational copilot.11 Labs launches voice marketplace—Michael Caine licenses voice cloning; Matthew McConaughey invests but won't sell his own likeness.Disney announces AI user-generated content strategy—Bob Iger teases platforms for fans to create with Disney IP, following Lego's remix culture playbook.Big thanks to our sponsor Zappar. Subscribe for weekly insider perspectives from veterans who aren't afraid to challenge Big Tech. New episodes every Tuesday. Watch full episodes on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Visiting the Statue of Liberty is often at the top of NYC visitors' lists of things to do, and with good reason. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are two deeply important historical monuments that encapsulate a significant portion of New York City's history.But is it worth visiting the actual Statue of Liberty when you come to NYC?We're gonna answer that question and so much more in this article.Here's what we'll cover:Brief History of the Statue of LibertyVisiting the Statue of Liberty – Island Access vs Pedestal vs CrownEllis Island Overview + Hard Hat Tour ReviewCommon Statue of Liberty ScamsCheapest Ways to See the Statue of LibertyLet's look at them all below.

A new book covers cartographical conundrums like disappeared Soviet cities and whether Google Maps has completely ruined our ability to navigate.

Residents of a West Clare community say they continue to live in fear on a daily basis due to a treacherous stretch of road. It comes as Transport Infrastructure Ireland has been requested to carry out a speed limit review and erect warning signage on the N68 between Darragh and McNamee's Cross following a spate of road traffic collisions. Since 2007, four people have been killed along the route, with a further eleven hospitalised. Local Resident Collette Gavin who previously lost a loved one on the road has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan that action is urgently needed. We also hear from June Dillon, Clare's Aontú rep who has been raising her own concerns following the incident involving a truck last week. Photo (c) Google Maps

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Google Maps tried, NASA satellites gave it a shot, sniffer dogs had no hope. This episode travels down rabbit holes, along bumpy, pothole-filled roads and sails unchartered and unfriendly waters before disembarking to a sweet and savoury sideshow of snacks. So just your average show really! From reviewing AC/DC live at the G to the latest on the dachshund saga, there's Monster Trucks, Tetris champions, Don Lane's son and darts. What more could you ask for? Sorry, no flower arranging or tips on stamp collecting. Maybe next time. Ruck ON! -- Kevin Hillier, Mark Fine, Stephen J Peak, Ken Francis Follow us on Facebook...https://bit.ly/2OOe7ag Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2025See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

T-Shirts For Turkeys 2025 was such a success that it broke some records. So much so that you might raise your eyebrows when you hear the total numbers!  It was also good news to hear that the FAA has lifted the restrictions put in place for the government shutdown.  Google Maps has put in some new features that may entice you to use it.  Bill is bad at being thankful. Before you raise your eyebrows, let him explain!  Our eyes got wide when Carmen wanted us to look...

If you've never checked into a marina or mooring field before, how do you learn? Here are the procedures and best practices.  Summary: When you're headed to a new marina or mooring field, prepare ahead of time by checking the layout. Visit their website or use Google Maps. Advanced familiarity will make the marina staff's instructions clearer later. Call when you're ten minutes out to get last-minute details to help you tie up. It gives you a chance to ask for landmarks to help you find the slip or to get information about how to tie up. Will you be getting help to tie up? If so, in the United States, a tip is customary. After you're tied up, get back to the marina office to make arrangements to pay and provide documents. I preferred to clean up a bit before checking in. It's simply a sign of respect and helps things go smoother. I kept all my documents in one place so I was ready. It's why we developed the Boat Documents Organizer. Look for a link in the show notes. After checking in, get the lay of the land. Where are the showers? Laundry? What is the WiFi password? And, will the marina be hosting any special events? To get more details, listen to the full podcast or check out How to Check Into a Marina. Subscribe to the Boat Galley Newsletter! - https://theboatgalley.com/newsletter-signup-2 Links (Amazon links are affiliate links, meaning that The Boat Galley Podcast earns from qualifying purchases; some other links may be affiliate links): The Boat Documents Organizer - https://products.theboatgalley.com/products/the-boat-galley-boat-documents-organizer-large-size Click to see all podcast sponsors, past and present. - https://bit.ly/3idXto7 Music: "Slow Down" by Yvette Craig        

Find out "what's working right now" to turn online searches into booked appointments - FAST! We'll walk through 5 conversion powerplay moves you can start putting into action this week. Grab the weekly + monthly rollout plan and extra resources on the episode webpage/blog post. ✨Turn Online Searches Into Patients: The 2026 Local Conversion Playbook for Clinics --   https://propelyourcompany.com/turn-website-traffic-into-patients-clinics/  If you manage a clinic, this episode shows exactly how to turn online interest into booked visits—this week. From Google Search and Maps to your website, we're covering what's working now to turn traffic into patients. Send in your questions. ❤ We'd love to hear from you!NEW Webinar: How to dominate Google Search, Google Maps, AI-driven search results, and get more new patients.>> Save your spot

How can a solid structure make your podcast process easier? Your podcast starts with a great idea—a topic that fires you up, that you can passionately go on about at length. That's a great place to begin a show, but without some structure, producing episode after episode can become tedious and stressful. That's why Mary advocates for building a show map. Think of it as Google Maps directions that help guide both you and your listener on a journey that's just predictable enough to make it feel comfortable and familiar. If the thought of "structure" makes you think of strict rules for every episode, think again! Mary explains how to create a show map that guides you from intro to outro with lots of wiggle room and just enough direction to prevent decision fatigue. You'll keep your options open and speak with confidence because you know just where you need to go. With tips for identifying your existing structure and drawing on the expertise (or mistakes) of other shows, this episode is a must-listen for new and established podcast hosts alike. Map out your show to simplify your process: Find your flow by setting some gentle boundaries for your podcast; Use the structure you already have to fine-tune your show map; Experiment to discover new components that keep it entertaining, for you and your listener. Links worth mentioning from the episode: Episode 104, "The Perks of Being (or Having) a Co-Host with Darren Dukes and Jamie Weiss" - https://www.organizedsound.ca/the-perks-of-being-or-having-a-co-host-with-darren-dukes-and-jamie-weiss-episode-104/  Episode 60, "Planning, Structure, and Mindset Before You Hit Record: a Sample Workflow for Recording Your Episodes" - https://www.organizedsound.ca/planning-structure-and-mindset-before-you-hit-record-a-sample-workflow-for-recording-your-episodes-episode-60/ Connect with Mary! Leave a voice note with your feedback at https://www.speakpipe.com/VisibleVoice or email visiblevoicepodcast@gmail.com Get the full transcript of the episode at http://www.visiblevoicepodcast.com Read up on more secrets with the Visible Voice Insights Newsletter https://www.organizedsound.ca/newsletter To learn more or work with Mary, check out https://www.organizedsound.ca Link up on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marychan-organizedsound/ Engage on Instagram @OrganizedSoundProductions https://www.instagram.com/organizedsoundproductions Show Credits: Podcast audio design, engineering, and editing by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions Show notes written by Shannon Kirk of Right Words Studio Post-production support by Kristalee Forre of Forre You VA Podcast cover art by Emily Johnston of Artio Design Co.

A man was exploring Google Maps when he spotted a strange pit in the middle of a remote area. Curious, he zoomed in and noticed it didn't look like anything natural. He shared it online, and soon scientists were intrigued by this unusual discovery. After studying the location, they found it was an ancient, massive crater, likely caused by a meteor impact. The pit was way bigger than anyone had expected, and its existence had been completely unknown. This discovery amazed researchers, offering clues about Earth's geological history and past meteor strikes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google Maps is facing calls to physically map defibrillator locations in Clare. There are over 9,000 Automated External Defibrillators in Ireland, but even the National Ambulance Service acknowledges that many are never used as there wherabouts are unkown. Accessible data bases are available for the NAS and HSE paramedics, but no list exists for the general public. Newmarktet-On-Fergus Fianna Fáil Councillor David Griffin believes there would serious benefits in doing so.

Google has redesigned key features with AI at the core. The update brings richer details and more dynamic navigation. It's the biggest Maps leap in years.Get the top 40+ AI Models for $20 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiAI Chat YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JaedenSchaferJoin my AI Hustle Community: https://www.skool.com/aihustleSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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OpenStreetMap is the Wikipedia of maps: a publicly-available database of spacial information that anyone can edit. We sit down with prolific OSM contributor Jackson Kruger to talk about the best ways to use the data, and how to get comfortable with contributing to the project. Links OpenStreetMap (keep in mind that the map on this website is more of a tech demo than anything) There are many clients listed on OSM Apps Catalog, which makes it easy to filter by platform and purpose. Below are some of Jackson and Parker's recommendations: Navigation clients OsmAnd: extremely full-featured, but the interface may be intimidating. Android and iOS. Organic Maps: a simpler interface, with features that most users will need; probably the closest comparison to Google Maps on this list. Android, iOS, and Linux. CoMaps: a recent community fork of Organic Maps. Android and iOS. Transit App: combines OSM data for walking and biking with real-time transit data from agencies across the world to give incredibly robust navigation information for those outside a car. Android and iOS. Bikemap: exclusively focused on bike routes, imagine that. Android, iOS, and web. Editing clients Go Map!!: strikes a good balance between letting you do everything you need to be able to do while making it reasonably accessible. iOS and macOS. StreetComplete: provides an interface that makes editing easy and gamifies the process. Android. MapComplete: lists a series of themed collections to make it easier to focus your editing efforts. Android and web. Every Door: specializes in editing businesses and points of interest. iD: the default editor built into the OSM website. Web. Find more editing clients on the OSM wiki. Cool OSM-adjacent projects OpenRailwayMap MOTIS Project OpenHistoricalMap OpenStreetMap Foundation partnering with a utility company in France. Details about where OsmAnd gets elevation information, since that is not in the OSM database. Presumably other apps use similar sources. Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website. This episode was produced by Parker Seaman aka Strongthany, and was hosted, edited, and transcribed by Ian R Buck. Many thanks to Jackson Kruger for coming on the show! We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website.

WBS: Snow is Alive #335 -- The gang is at it again. Brimstone is joined by his wing-man Alex DaPonte, Meg Suss and Brim's wife Danielle as they chat about the current weather outside being frightful, a woman who went full berserker in a hotel after being fired, and the upcoming release of The Whole Bloody Affair by Tarentino – a four hour combined version of Kill Bill 1 & 2. They discuss the the new Google Maps logo, Karate Kid Legends being great, True Blood and hot vampires, Alex tells a story about an old co-worker who was less then dumb, and they char about a bunch of movies that of course Alex has never seen. Brim explains what gets Within Brim's Skin.

I have GPS, Google Maps, blue lines, red lines, ETA countdowns, the whole car navigation circus on my phone…and I still miss the turn. This little rant is about getting lost with directions, how phone navigation might be making me worse at reading signs, and whether paper maps and actually paying attention were secretly better.If you've ever argued with your GPS, second-guessed the “fastest route,” or wondered why you still feel directionally dumb in the age of unlimited navigation apps, this one's for you. Hit play, laugh at my bad sense of direction, and then check out more travel stories and episodes of Maxwell's Kitchen Podcast around the site.Opening song “Chiptune Fighter" written by SCOREWIZARDS.All production by Cody Maxwell.Opening graphic assets by motionstate.sharkfyn.commaxwellskitchenpodcast.com

If your clinic's website just has a single “Services” page listing everything you offer, you might be holding your SEO back. In this episode, we'll cover one of the simplest (and most overlooked) ways to help Google connect you with the right patients—creating one page per service or condition.You'll learn:Why this page structure boosts your rankings in Google Search, Google Maps, and even AI-powered search resultsThe exact pages every clinic should have for services and conditionsHow this setup improves patient experience and makes it easier for them to book with youA quick action step to start improving your site todayWhether you're a chiropractor, physical therapist, med spa, or other healthcare provider, this strategy works—and it's easier to set up than you think.Episode webpage and blog post: https://propelyourcompany.com/website-pages-that-make-google-send-you-the-right-patients/Send in your questions. ❤ We'd love to hear from you!NEW Webinar: How to dominate Google Search, Google Maps, AI-driven search results, and get more new patients.>> Save your spot

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Explore the latest AI advancements in Google Maps, including interactive features and tools like Vertex AI and Gemini. Discover how these innovations can enhance user experience and benefit businesses, with insights from Jamie and Jaeden on optimizing Google listings and leveraging AI for growth.Our Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/aihustleGet the top 40+ AI Models for $20 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've got an exciting pair of new phones to look at as Jason Howell and Mishaal Rahman are showing them off to Huyen Tue Dao and Ron Richards along with the latest in the ongoing sagas from the world of AndroidNote: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor00:04:40 - HARDWAREFirst looks at the OnePlus 15Comparing the Nubia Z80 Ultra camera to the Pixel 10 ProRumors and renders of the Samsung Galaxy S26 UltraThe Samsung Galaxy XR might be available in more countries in 202600:35:20 - NEWSThe Google Vs. Epic legal drama took a surprise turn towards a settlement?!? And what does this mean for sideloading?The November PIxel Drop is here and it's filled with some cool new featuresPatron Pick: A YouTuber put phone batteries to the test and the results are fascinating!01:07:55 - APPSLauncher news! Niagra launcher has themes! Another Nova Launcher update! There's a new minimalist launcher aimed at older adults and beginners!OpenAI's SORA app is now available on AndroidBig Gemini updates to Google Maps and Android Auto01:22:44 - FEEDBACKMattBatt writes in with memories of his LG G4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Savoir situer fleuves, rivières, mers et océans, connaître les principales chaînes de montagnes, localiser les pays et leurs frontières, appréhender les flux migratoires, les conséquences de l'urbanisation ou du réchauffement climatique...Voici une liste non exhaustive de ce que nous enseigne la géographie.  Des savoirs essentiels pour représenter l'espace, comprendre le monde qui nous entoure et la place qu'on y occupe. Et depuis, l'arrivée du GPS dans notre quotidien, il est désormais facile de se géolocaliser et de se promener virtuellement aux quatre coins de la planète. Pourtant, si la géographie cherche à nous expliquer le monde en le décrivant, elle s'appuie sur des cartes qui reflètent une certaine vision. Par exemple, début 2025, la décision de Donald Trump de rebaptiser le “Golfe du Mexique” en “Golfe d'Amérique” a été reprise sur Google Maps, le leader mondial de la cartographie numérique. Autre exemple, la projection du Mercator, créée à l'origine pour la navigation maritime, devenue la carte la plus utilisée au monde, fait l'objet de contestation. Dans cette version, la taille de l'Afrique est notamment sous-estimée.   Représenter la forme des continents, la hauteur des montagnes, transcrire la surface sphérique de la terre sur du papier, nécessite des conventions et des normes. La géographie n'est donc pas une matière neutre comme on pourrait le croire.  Dans ce contexte, comment enseigner la géographie ?  Avec : • Nicolas Lambert, Ingénieur de recherche au CNRS, au centre pour l'analyse spatiale et la géo visualisation. Enseignant en cartographie et webmapping à l'université de Paris Cité. Co-auteur avec Françoise Bahoken de Cartographia, comment les géographes (re)dessinent le Monde (Armand Colin – 2025) • Labaly Touré, Enseignant Chercheur, responsable de la filière Géomatique, à l'université du Sine Saloum El Hadj Ibrahima Niass (USSEIN) à Kaolack, au Sénégal.   En première partie de l'émission, l'école autour du Monde. Direction Bangkok avec notre correspondante Juliette Chaignon. En mars dernier, la Thaïlande a annoncé assouplir les règles concernant le fait de porter les cheveux longs et détachés à l'école. La loi nationale de 1972, écrite pendant la dictature militaire, a été abrogée et désormais les écoles publiques décident de leur propre règlement. Mais 6 mois après cette décision des cas de sanctions perdurent.  En fin d'émission, la chronique Un parent, une question et les conseils du psychologue Ibrahima Giroux, professeur à l'Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis du Sénégal.  Programmation musicale : ► Deux et Demi - Orelsan ► Skido – Victony / Olamide 

====================================================SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1======a==============================================DEVOCIÓN   MATUTINA PARA ADULTOS 2025“CON JESÚS HOY”Narrado por: Exyomara AvilaDesde: Bogotá, ColombiaUna cortesía de DR'Ministries y Canaan Seventh-Day Adventist Church ===================|| www.drministries.org ||===================12 de NoviembreHonrar a los padres«Moisés dijo: «Honra a tu padre y a tu madre» (Mar. 7: 10a).Cuando Freddy, el muchacho del que hablamos ayer, tenía diecisiete años, su padre adoptivo se enfermó de Alzheimer y perdió gran parte de su memoria. A veces se iba de casa y no sabía volver. Freddy observó que a menudo el anciano olvidaba ponerse la camisa o el pantalón, pero nunca dejaba de ponerse los zapatos.Siguiendo el consejo de Jesús, y llevado por el amor que sentía por su anciano padre, ideó algo para protegerlo: «Tomé sus zapatos y les abrí las suelas, les puse un circuito, con un micrófono, un parlante y una tarjeta de red de amplio alcance e integré eso con mi ordenador portátil. Como todavía no existía Apple ni Google Maps, lo conecté con Tomtom para que cuando mi padre desapareciera me bastase presionar una tecla en mi computadora para localizarlo. Esta especie de GPS de mi creación me permitía además saber si estaba de pie, o tumbado en el suelo [...]. Mi padre no me abandonó a mí cuando yo era un bebé indefenso, así que yo no lo iba a abandonar a él ahora que era un anciano».Pocos años después, Freddy vendió la tecnología del zapato inteligente que había creado para cuidar de su padre por más de dos millones de dólares. Al poco tiempo la salud del padre se deterioró y murió, y Freddy nunca le pudo comprar el auto y la barquita que hubiese querido. «Entonces aprendí que el dinero no es más que un medio, y me propuse hacer todo lo posible para tratar de ayudar a otros y dejar el mundo mejor cuando sea mi turno de irme, porque mi padre, sin ser rico, tuvo un impacto en la vida de mucha gente. Y yo quiero seguir su ejemplo».Freddy Figgers usa para ayudar a otros su dominio de tecnologías inspiradas en los zapatos inteligentes que hizo para su padre.La inspiración para otro de sus inventos fue otra experiencia traumática que tuvo a los ocho años, cuando fue con sus padres a visitar a un tío de su mamá y lo encontraron muerto a causa de un coma diabético. Catorce años después, creó un programa para tratar de evitar este tipo de muertes. Se trata de un glucómetro inteligente que, tras tomar medidas de los niveles de azúcar en la sangre, las comparte con quienes convenga (teléfonos, doctores, familiares o compañías de seguros), de manera que, si hay algo anormal, envía un mensaje de alerta.Honrar a los padres es «el primer mandamiento con promesa» (Efe. 6: 2). 

Five fast AI moves. One stronger Google Business Profile. More of the right patients finding you. This episode shows you how to use AI to keep your Google Business Profile Listing active and credible in a few minutes. You'll hear the key areas where AI helps, the pitfalls to avoid, and the prompts waiting for you in the show notes. Press play and turn views into appointments. Episode webpage, resources, copy-and-paste promts, & more: https://propelyourcompany.com/gbp-ai-hacks/Send in your questions. ❤ We'd love to hear from you!NEW Webinar: How to dominate Google Search, Google Maps, AI-driven search results, and get more new patients.>> Save your spot

The DoorDash problem just became Amazon's problem. Perplexity's Comet browser is allegedly stealthily shopping on the internet's largest mall, and the folks in Seattle want it to stop. It's just one example of the fast-moving power dynamics on the internet, as AI companies try to change the way we search, shop, and do everything else. Lots of companies are not going to settle for being dumb databases, and Nilay and David discuss how this fight might play out. After that, the hosts talk about the reports of an impending cheaper Mac with an iPhone chip, and whether that might mark Apple's true return to consumer laptops — or be something else entirely. Finally, in the lightning round, they talk Brendan Carr, late-night shows, party speakers, and sonic logos. Lots and lots of sonic logos. Further reading: Amazon and Perplexity have kicked off the great AI web browser fight  WEB WAR III  Apple is planning to use a custom version of Google Gemini for Apple Intelligence  OpenAI launches its Sora app on Android  Perplexity is going to power AI search in Snapchat.  Easier access to AI Mode, if that's your thing.  Google Gemini's Deep Research can look into your emails, drive, and chats  Google Maps taps Gemini AI to transform into an ‘all-knowing copilot'  Amazon is building Alexa Plus into its Music app  The AI industry is running on FOMO  Apple is reportedly working on a cheaper Mac laptop with an iPhone chip  iOS 26.1 lets you tweak Liquid Glass, and it's out now  YouTube wants a piece of the late-night TV pie.  Apple TV's new name now comes with a new sound  Brendan Carr votes to eliminate cybersecurity requirements Epic and Google agree to settle their lawsuit and change Android's fate globally  I'm amused by how Google is complying with the Epic injunction.  xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk's AI girlfriend  Into the Huluverse: The sonic evolution of Hulu Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed.We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president of the Pacific island nation, Palau, considers whether COP is still worth it. Also on the programme, thousands of flights have been cancelled or delayed in the US on the first day of reduced air traffic caused by the government shutdown; and, the so-called "Google Maps" of Roman Roads -- the most extensive digital map that reveals hundreds of thousand of kilometres of old roads.(Photo: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez embrace next to European Council President Antonio Costa and Para state Governor Helder Barbalho as delegates attending the Belem Climate Summit ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) gather for a family photo, in Belem, Brazil, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado)

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast — it's our 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! We're celebrating two years together by looking back on the highlights, funniest moments (you guys already know this one LOL), low points, and the best thing we did for our relationship this past year.  But before we get all sentimental… we're talking about why Daylight Saving Time is every parent's worst nightmare, whether adults should keep foul balls at baseball games (+ I discovered what a 50/50 raffle is hahahahha), and when a baby OFFICIALLY becomes a toddler. Plus — is it too early to decorate for Christmas? (Apparently not this year???) We talk a lot about pepper (NEED you guys to chime in in the comments) and there's also a classic Bicker of the Week: Apple Maps vs. Google Maps (!!!). And in Things We DMed Each Other: why second-born boys might statistically be more of a handful

Welcome! We kick off this episode talking about hunting season, and all the things Luke has lost in the woods so far... Next, John thinks Church People should be more "clique-ish." But--his thoughts are interrupted by Cami and Collin, who found something HILARIOUS on Google Maps. It's a 13-year dream come true for John! Later, what's the opposite of joining a "clique?" Wouldn't it be joining a group of people who don't like spending time together? FINALLY: we share listener answers to the punchline challenge! Thanks for playing our game with us, Neighbor! Email the Comedian's family at nextdoor@johnbranyan.com.